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The volcano is showing signs of unrest that could be (but not necessarily) precursors of a new eruption. Since the beginning of the month, shallow (0-2 km depth) volcanic earthquakes of rock-fracturing type under the Dolomieu crater (the main vent…
Mount Bromo erupts in Probolinggo, Indonesia on July 13, 2016. Indonesia on Monday shut the Abdurrahman Saleh airport in Malang district in East Java province as ashes from Mount Bromo volcano endangers flights, an official said. Courtesy of katehon.com
Tano Pecoraro/AP/File Italy, home to one of the most famous volcanic disasters in history, is showing signs that another massive eruption is brewing, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Almost 2,000 years after…
Map of Kilauea’s new lava flow headed SE (map: HVO) HVO reports no significant changes in the eruption. The new lava flow headed to the SE from Pu’u O’o continues to advance fast. During the past week, it made…
Glowing avalanche yesterday (photo: Endro Lewa / facebook) The volcano continues to erupt with little changes – effusing viscous lava at slow pace and feeding a prominent lava lobe on the SE flank. A small collapse of parts of…
Ash plume from Turrialba volcano today (RSN) A new phase of activity has begun at the volcano. Starting from 20:00 local time yesterday evening, tremor increased, followed by ash emissions since 01:30 this morning. The activity has been near-continuous…
Santa Maria volcano satellite image (c) Google Earth View Heavy rainfalls in recent days generated strong lahars (mud flows) through the Nima I River bed, remobilizing some of the recently erupted loose volcanic debris. The turbulent hot flows reached…
Mushroom cloud from Popocatépetl volcano yesterday (CENAPRED webcam) A moderately strong vulcanian explosion occurred yesterday morning at 11:17 local time, producing a mushroom-shaped ash plume that rose approx. 3 km above the summit and dispersed in westerly directions. Today,…
Access to the mountain was closed after a 26 year-old Swiss climber has been missing for 10 days now since he climbed the volcano on 3 June. The young man who climbed the volcano without a guide was reported…
Glow from Suwanose-jima’s active crater (JMA webcam) The activity of the volcano has become more intense during the past days. Several ash plumes were detected by Tokyo VAAC and blight glow is intermittently visible on the webcam. Most likely,…